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Skylines (2020)
Worth a watch
Not to much to say about this film. It's an OK Sci/Fi action film that's worth a watch if you have got a couple of hours to kill.
Monster Hunter (2020)
Tremors meets Resident Evil
A good Sci/Fi/Fantasy film with a lot of great action scenes and some pretty good effects.
Milla Jovovich does what she does best and Tony Jaa makes a great side kick.
I've never played the game so I cant compare it with the film, but I don't like comparisons with books or games anyway as they are very rarely anything like the films or visa versa.
I'm afraid I have to agree with some of the critics about the fight scenes, there were to many quick cuts, but apart from that, a well made film.
Overall a good film with lots of action and well worth a watch, cant wait for the second instalment.
Redcon-1 (2018)
Not the best
Not a bad idea for a Zombie film, it's just a pity that it had such a low budget.
Generally well acted but the script could have been better.
I think that there was to much attention paid to the fight scenes and considering that this was a "Blood born Virus" there was way to much hand to hand fighting with LOADS of blood splattering everywhere, it was quite amazing that we get half way through the film before someone gets infected by a blood splatter.
Overall it would have been better if they had paid more attention to the story line and less time on the very long fight scenes.
Worth a watch if you can put up with the poor script or if you like long fight scenes.
The Orville (2017)
So so
I have to honest and start by saying that I have only seen the first two episodes so far. That being said, I'm not overly impressed.
I'm not sure if it's a case of not understanding American humour or what but I find that the constant quips and jokes about the captains failed marriage and the bickering between the Captain and his first officer (his ex wife) boring and definitely not needed for the show.
A lot of reviewers are saying that it is either a Star Trek or Next Generation rip, but I feel that there are elements of both.
Technically It's a great idea, the sets are very good and the basic story lines are ok but it is somewhat spoiled by some of the acting and the scripts. Although some of the actors are good, a couple of them are not quite as good and tend to spoil the overall effect of the show. Hopefully it will improve as the series progresses and I will enter another review if I feel that it has improved.
Tenet (2020)
Confusing at first
WOW what a film. one of those films that I think I will have to watch again just to get it straight in my head.
An interesting twist on the normal "time travel" films and one that you need to see right to the end.
The special effects are good and there are several moments when you sit there and think, oh yeah, that's why that happened earlier.
Well worth a watch and it will be interesting to see if they do a part 2.
2067 (2020)
Pretty good for a B movie
Not the best film ever made, but definitely not the worst.
A good story line and some very good special effects for a B movie.
No big name actors but the ones that they used were pretty good, apart from Deborah Mailman (Regina) who in my opinion was a bit wooden in her role.
it would be interesting to see what a big studio production of this film would look like but I don't think that is ever going to happen.
Overall I would say give it a watch, but don't expect a blockbuster.
Bloodshot (2020)
A good action film
Lots of action, a couple of twists and a very good chance of a follow on or series.
Yes it's a bit cheesy but taking that into account, it's a great action film with some pretty good special effects. I would definitely watch a follow on.
My only whinge is the flour in the tunnel scene. With all that flour flying around and all the gun fire/grenades going off, it would have exploded into flames. Apart from that, a spot on film, well worth a watch.
Artemis Fowl (2020)
Why does everyone hate this movie ??
I'd like to start with the fact that I have never read the books, in fact, I'd never even heard of Artemis Fowl until this movie came out.
A lot of the critics of this movie seem to have either read the books or expected the movie to be more adult orientated. This is a movie aimed directly at the young teen market so you can't expect it to please all the adults. As for the people who always insist on comparing movies to the books, you can't always get all the details from a book into a movie as books allow the reader to use their imagination and picture things differently than what the writer had envisaged.
Then there are the critics who say things like "it's a confusing story line" and "I couldn't follow the story", where we watching the same movie ?? I had no trouble following the story. Yes a lot of it was predictable and some of it was a bit corny, but that how these movies usually are, they are supposed to be a bit of light relief and fun. Watch it as a bit of fun and don't try and compare it to the books and you should enjoy it.
I for one would like to see a follow on or a series but judging by the ratings, I don't think there will be one.
The Hunt (2020)
nice film
I've just watched this film and I have to say, I enjoyed it more than I thought I would.
The acting was pretty good with a couple of nice twists.
overall well worth the 90 minutes.